100 Pounds Gone!!!

[Browneyedmelly]

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Barb, thank you very much...and to you congrats as well...

[JulieB]

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Congratulations!!!! Thank-you for sharing your story.

[Browneyedmelly]

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Thank you Julie.. just seems like a very long long long process for me...but you look terrific...congrats to you as well....can't wait till I am down to where you are!!

[ania]

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WOW. You are an inspiration to me. Congratulations!

[Browneyedmelly]

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aww thank you ania.. and big congrats to you too!!!!!

[ShannonK]

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What an incredible inspiration you are. You have no idea, do you?

You are fantastic!

[Raina]

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Wow! Wow! Wow! Congrats on your weight loss and thanks so much for sharing your story.

[mitzimarie]

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Well it worked, it took 3 weeks but I dropped those 25 pounds!! and then a couple of weeks later I am at my 100 pound loss. I really learned that long periods of cheating isnt worth it. I know I can't really motivate anybody or offer good advice yet, because its a long constant struggle for me.

You are my HERO!

I know from personal experience how difficult it can be to recover from cheating. For some, it is the kiss of death. Really. But you have not only lost the re-gain... you went on to lose more. I have no doubt whatsoever that you will reach your goal. For you have learned the secret... it is not the cheat that does you in, per se. It is how you react to it. It is waaayyy too easy to fall completely off the cliff after a stumble. Yet, you picked yourself up and continued on. I am in awe.

[Browneyedmelly]

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Shannon, I never would think of myself as inspiration...just someone trying to rid myself of this horrendous prison I put myself in...thank you so much for the kind words...and to you Raina thank you as well...

[Browneyedmelly]

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Mitzi I wish I had learned when I was younger...that no matter what diet I was on, had I just stopped cheating and got back on the diet, I would have lost all my weight.. I guess its better late than never.. but sometimes I feel like I waisted half of my life in a vicious cycle..but with that said.. I have fallen off the wagon, due to some circumstances.. so I was good Friday, Sat.. and So hopefully I am back on track. I really admire someone who does a clean Atkins, doesnt eat the wrong foods..like your quote says "One day at a time", You are one beautiful lady....

[hopeful_one]

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That is amazing CONGRATS to you!!!

[mitzimarie]

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Thank you for your kind words.

Mitzi I wish I had learned when I was younger...that no matter what diet I was on, had I just stopped cheating and got back on the diet, I would have lost all my weight.. I guess its better late than never.. but sometimes I feel like I waisted half of my life in a vicious cycle...

Yes, the concept (on paper) is very simple... if you stray, get back on the path. And there are some who can occasionally cross that carbage line, then get right back on. And then there are others (like me!), who have the potential to throw away every single ounce of success, because of the way they react to a single stumble.

I know I can't really motivate anybody or offer good advice yet, because its a long constant struggle for me.

This struck me... because in all honesty, I can tell you that I know that it will be an ongoing constant struggle for me. Even after going from 215 to 125, and being able to maintain for over a year, I had my struggles. Now, I don't mean to imply that every day is misery... certainly not! But I somehow had it in my head, that after going from a size 20/22 to a size 4/6, that it would just become super-easy after that point. That nothing "tasted better than thin feels". It appears that is true for some... and for others, not necessarily. I learned the hard way... and I am still dealing with it. But that is just something that I am going to have to live with. I finally came to understand that the sooner I stop pouting over that fact, and just learn to accept and deal with it, the happier and more successful I would be.

I don't want to give readers the impression that I think it is OK to make a habit of straying. What I am trying to get across is this... please don't ever think that it's too late. And don't think that your entire journey has been a waste of time. IT IS ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT THINGS!

I like this quote, and I offer it to you...

You cannot have the success you seek without experiencing some failures.

Any experience can be transformed into something of value.

Everything depends upon the way you look at things.

What are sumbling blocks and defeat before you, can be stepping stones to victory if you remain determined.

In all of your adversities like the seeds of equivalent advantages.

In every defeat there is a lesson showing you how to win the next time.

View your problems as opportunities.

When it's dark enough you can see the stars.

(Author Unknown)

Wishing you a great lowcarb day!

[Browneyedmelly]

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Mitzi..Firstly thank you so very much for the quote.. I love it and have put it my own personal journal.. I think that losing weight is very hard work.. but I also think maintaining is a constant struggle as well...I have never lost down to where I was supposed to be...so I really don't know it.. but I think its wonderful that you can tell us when your having one of those days, what you do...I have always admired people who do a clean Atkins and never put a cookie in their mouth for a few years.. but unfortunately...as much as I try I am not one of those people..it's one of the reasons why I do not like number goals..I had to give myself a 50 and a 100 pound goal to give this wol a chance for me.. Instead I like the little things.. the fact that I love bracelets.. and I used to just pick up bracelets knowing they weren't going to fit.. but now I can fit into normal size bracelets.. I bought a dress at Kohls in a smaller size.. rather than the plus size women shop..even the fact that I can now walk around without finding a place to sit and rest...but you are so right.. maintaining really is the key to succes.....by the way a size 4??? I can't even remember my clothes being in single digits!!!!!!!!

[mitzimarie]

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by the way a size 4??? I can't even remember my clothes being in single digits!!!!!!!!

This is my before/after pic. I used to have it in my siggie... but after my stumble (which btw was my first, and has taken months to recover), I took it out. Because until I get it completely resolved, I do not want to be seen as a fraud. So I have it stored away, with full faith that I can put it there again when the time is right.

[mom2threeangels]

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" I know I can't really motivate anybody or offer good advice yet, because its a long constant struggle for me. "

Really, how motivating would it be for me, someone who is struggling, to hear a success story from someone who isn't struggling... from someone who finds this diet easy. I get much more from people who are challenged by dieting, like me. This is HARD! Congrats on the 100 pounds and you are EXTREMELY motivating for me!